I've Just got back in from a event called 3 1/2 minutes, organised by Bath Spa University and the FSB. I have to say it was a very enjoyable evening and really great to see the enthusiasm of the Students, I have to say its hard to make Telephony exciting but they did show interest and hopefully some of what I said was of interest, From my point of view I was really interested to hear what they were interested in and what they were doing as We are always looking for new ideas for products and solution. 

I was most pleased to hear that some are using the available technology to allow absent students to see lectures by connecting to Skype and using the webcam so the missing Student could watch at home, Its innovative thinking like this that seems to get lost over time, or squashed as impractical.

Oh and finally they have  more eye catching business cards than many business people do.

The Aastra 6739i,  a new member of the carrier-grade, open-standards based 67xi SIP portfolio,  brings leading edge communications technology to the desktop in a stylish global design. Featuring a 5.7” full color high resolution VGA touch screen display, the 6739i offers an intuitive graphical user interface, touch screen softkeys, full duplex wideband audio speaker and handset, dedicated LED indicators, builtin bluetooth interface and a USB port. The 6739i also is equipped with multiple headset connection options, support for up to nine lines with call appearances, dual Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces and extensive call management capabilities.